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relief act, paying fair share act of 2012, repeal big oil tax subsidies act, teachers and first responders back-to-work act, american jobs act of 2011, public safety employer-employee cooperation act, paycheck fairness act, creating american jobs and ending offshoring act. now, again -- again, it's not that the bill was filibustered. the right to even debate these bills and vote on them was filibustered. one thing, he go on the bill and they filibuster. no, we couldn't even debate it. even though a majority of senators voted for cloture. not 60 but a majority. so the majority thwarted from even bringing these up and debating them and even letting people offer amendments. now, it used to come that if a senator opposed a bill, he or she would engage in a spirited debate, try to change people's minds, attempt to persuade the public, offer amendments, vote "no," and then try to hold members who voted "yes" accountable at the ballot box. isn't that what it's about? in contrast, today, to quote former senator charles mathias, a republican, in 1994. here's what he said, 1994 -- quote -- "the fili
relief act, paying fair share act of 2012, repeal big oil tax subsidies act, teachers and first responders back-to-work act, american jobs act of 2011, public safety employer-employee cooperation act, paycheck fairness act, creating american jobs and ending offshoring act. now, again -- again, it's not that the bill was filibustered. the right to even debate these bills and vote on them was filibustered. one thing, he go on the bill and they filibuster. no, we couldn't even debate it. even...
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Jan 28, 2013
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you're going to cut taxes, you cut taxes nation. cut rates, you don't target. targeting and particularly at the state and local level, targeting is where giveaways take place. targeting is where, it's where you play with, you figure out ways to appeal to people. so what that means is if you're in a time when broad-based tax cuts is no longer a realistic strategy, then the only way to get past where we are now is through economic growth, right? economic growth is the only solutions, cross sector economic growth is the only solution to we fell in government coffers so that the money that would have to come direct from the taxpayer and reducing the debt and reducing the deficit. >> and under those conditions, here's where it gets interesting your it has been tax cuts. that is the policy, what is the republican solution is, as i think you're the first person to lay out succinctly as anybody, is a series of governmental reforms that are brushed, that make policies more coherent, that allow both on the tax side and the health care reform side of health care cost side
you're going to cut taxes, you cut taxes nation. cut rates, you don't target. targeting and particularly at the state and local level, targeting is where giveaways take place. targeting is where, it's where you play with, you figure out ways to appeal to people. so what that means is if you're in a time when broad-based tax cuts is no longer a realistic strategy, then the only way to get past where we are now is through economic growth, right? economic growth is the only solutions, cross sector...
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Jan 30, 2013
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tsuda talking about doing a budget, but they're talking about raising taxes. we to think of that for jobs and the economy. talking about economic growth and jobs in the worst thing you can do is raise taxes. as we get in the budget debate, i hope it will focus the light squarely where it should be and that is on the past three years democrats lack of budget and their budget this year is near them talk about it which proposes more tax increases with jobs growth in the economy. >> following the president so-called recess appointments, the courts have now ruled disappointment were illegally made, unconstitutional. so we have now is the nlrb operating under a cloud of uncertainty. i'm introducing legislation this week focused specifically on that and making sure there are no more nlrb rules or regulations coming out until the court fully in the supreme court resolve the issue. it is more and more of a problem if they continue to come up with rules and regulations causing additional uncertainty and as a result, i say it is time for the president to stop trying to s
tsuda talking about doing a budget, but they're talking about raising taxes. we to think of that for jobs and the economy. talking about economic growth and jobs in the worst thing you can do is raise taxes. as we get in the budget debate, i hope it will focus the light squarely where it should be and that is on the past three years democrats lack of budget and their budget this year is near them talk about it which proposes more tax increases with jobs growth in the economy. >> following...
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as you can see, even if you have got all the tax increases, the president got all the tax increases that he wanted, this represents this line right here, it still doesn't come anywhere close to dealing with the spending that is going to explode in the out years if we don't do something to reign that in by reforming many of these programs that i just mentioned. if we're going to save and protect social security and medicare for future generations, we have to reform those programs in a way that doesn't create this huge red line that spikes into the future and literally bankrupts the country. in fact, social security ran a cash deficit in 2010. medicare, we're told by the actuaries, will be insolvent by the year 2024, and in fact in the hospital portion of the medicare trust fund we're told may be insolvent by the year 2016. so these are important dates to remember, because those are the dates at which the revenue coming in from the payroll taxes that support social security and medicare no longer pay for the benefits that are paid out to beneficiaries. and so, you know, we have got this so
as you can see, even if you have got all the tax increases, the president got all the tax increases that he wanted, this represents this line right here, it still doesn't come anywhere close to dealing with the spending that is going to explode in the out years if we don't do something to reign that in by reforming many of these programs that i just mentioned. if we're going to save and protect social security and medicare for future generations, we have to reform those programs in a way that...
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Jan 30, 2013
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tax dollars and american charitable giving. and then telling them they cannot repay those investments by contributing to the u.s. workforce. is both bad policy and bad business. that's what i've been working on this issue since i rise in the senate introducing three bills in calling for the creation of a new class of green cards for immigrants to earn an advanced student agree from an american university. i was glad to see the bipartisan framework released yesterday by senators mccain, schumer, rubio, and others, which moves us towards comprehensive immigration reform, embraces of this vital core principle. i also welcome president obama's contributions to this discussion and look forward to hearing what he has to say today in las vegas. it carries a bipartisan agreement that it is -- to make room for foreign-born american educated experts who want to apply their skills, start businesses and raise their families are. at the same time went to dramatically improve s.t.e.m. education available to american citizens to fill this dra
tax dollars and american charitable giving. and then telling them they cannot repay those investments by contributing to the u.s. workforce. is both bad policy and bad business. that's what i've been working on this issue since i rise in the senate introducing three bills in calling for the creation of a new class of green cards for immigrants to earn an advanced student agree from an american university. i was glad to see the bipartisan framework released yesterday by senators mccain, schumer,...
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Jan 29, 2013
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well, we can't just get to this problem by dealing with tax increases. this seems to be the preferred method of dealing with our deficits and debt, by raising taxes, which of course happened as a result of the fiscal cliff negotiations where taxes have gone up on americans roughly $60 billion a year, almost $600 billion over the next ten years. but the president's budgets nevertheless continue to ask for more revenue, but the message from this side of the aisle has been the president has gotten his pound of flesh on taxes. now it's time to deal with spending. unfortunately, we no longer have the luxury of delaying our toughest fiscal decisions. our gross national debt is now larger than our entire economy and we're now facing more than $100 trillion in unfunded liabilities for things like medicare and social security, promises we won't be able to keep unless we act now to put them on a fiscally sustainable path. i'm glad that our house colleagues have passed the no budget, no pay bill. i think most americans appreciate the fact that if congress doesn't d
well, we can't just get to this problem by dealing with tax increases. this seems to be the preferred method of dealing with our deficits and debt, by raising taxes, which of course happened as a result of the fiscal cliff negotiations where taxes have gone up on americans roughly $60 billion a year, almost $600 billion over the next ten years. but the president's budgets nevertheless continue to ask for more revenue, but the message from this side of the aisle has been the president has gotten...